diff --git a/AMW_business/src/main/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/deploy/control/DeploymentNotificationService.java b/AMW_business/src/main/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/deploy/control/DeploymentNotificationService.java
index 331898a82..f409b9d35 100644
--- a/AMW_business/src/main/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/deploy/control/DeploymentNotificationService.java
+++ b/AMW_business/src/main/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/deploy/control/DeploymentNotificationService.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 package ch.puzzle.itc.mobiliar.business.deploy.control;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 import ch.puzzle.itc.mobiliar.business.generator.control.extracted.ResourceDependencyResolverService;
 import ch.puzzle.itc.mobiliar.business.usersettings.control.UserSettingsService;
 import ch.puzzle.itc.mobiliar.business.resourcerelation.entity.ConsumedResourceRelationEntity;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 import javax.mail.MessagingException;
 import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
 import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
+
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -72,10 +75,19 @@ public String createAndSendMailForDeplyoments(final List<DeploymentEntity> deplo
 			return message;
 		}
 		String subjectMessage = "Liima-Deploy for tracking id: " + deployments.get(0).getTrackingId();
+		List<DeploymentEntity> filteredDeployments = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		// skip notification if deployment is preserved. Can happen if old deployments are stuck in progress that the scheduler tries to clean up.
+		for (DeploymentEntity deployment : deployments) {
+			if (!deployment.isPreserved()) {
+				log.log(Level.INFO, "Deployment notification for deployment %s will not be sent because it's preserved", deployment.getId());
+				filteredDeployments.add(deployment);
+			}
+		}
 
 		try {
-			Address[] emailRecipients = getAllRecipients(deployments);
-			if (notificationService.createAndSendMail(subjectMessage, getMessageContentForDeployments(deployments), emailRecipients)) {
+			Address[] emailRecipients = getAllRecipients(filteredDeployments);
+			if (notificationService.createAndSendMail(subjectMessage, getMessageContentForDeployments(filteredDeployments), emailRecipients)) {
 				message = getSuccessfulSendMailToRecipientMessage(emailRecipients);
 			}
 		} catch (MessagingException e) {
@@ -147,10 +159,6 @@ private Address[] getAllRecipients(final List<DeploymentEntity> deployments)
 			if (deployment.isSendEmailConfirmation()) {
 				emailRecipients.add(deployment.getDeploymentConfirmationUser());
 			}
-			// skip notification of favorites if deployment is preserved
-			if (deployment.isPreserved()) {
-				continue;
-			}
 			groupIds.add(deployment.getResourceGroup().getId());
 			if (deployment.getResource().getConsumedMasterRelations() == null) {
 				continue;
diff --git a/AMW_business/src/test/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/deploy/control/DeploymentNotificationServiceTest.java b/AMW_business/src/test/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/deploy/control/DeploymentNotificationServiceTest.java
index 60b34fddf..28e27ddfb 100644
--- a/AMW_business/src/test/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/deploy/control/DeploymentNotificationServiceTest.java
+++ b/AMW_business/src/test/java/ch/puzzle/itc/mobiliar/business/deploy/control/DeploymentNotificationServiceTest.java
@@ -235,4 +235,20 @@ public void createAndSendMailForDeplyoments_oneDeployment_noAddress_sending_Reci
 		assertEquals("Notification email sent to following recipients: \ntestuser1@null\n", result);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createAndSendMailForDeplyoments_archived() throws MessagingException {
+		// given
+		ArrayList<DeploymentEntity> deployments = new ArrayList<DeploymentEntity>();
+
+		DeploymentEntity deployment = new DeploymentEntity();
+		deployment.setTrackingId(Integer.valueOf(12));		deployments.add(deployment);
+		deployment.setExResourcegroupId(123);
+
+		// when
+		String result = deploymentNotificationService.createAndSendMailForDeplyoments(deployments);
+
+		// then
+		assertNull(result);
+	}
+
 }